Suggested Areas for Review of Concept Plans

 

• Comprehensive Plan:  Review how this property is designated on Chapel Hill’s Land Use Plan.  Note designations of surrounding area. 

 

• Review Current Zoning:  Review current zoning designation for subject property;  note what uses are permitted, at what intensities.

 

• Existing Conditions:  Key component of Concept Plan; review all of the following:

 

1. Topography of site, including identification of areas with steep slopes
2. Drainage patterns
3. Stream corridors and Resource Conservation District designations
4. Patterns of Vegetation on the site, including significant stands of trees
5. Existing structures or improvements on site

 

• Transportation Systems:  Review existing and proposed systems:

 

1. Surrounding street network, and description of key intersections
2. Review possible points of access to site
3. Review bicycle and pedestrian systems in the area
4. Review the site’s access to existing transit routes
5. Consider possibilities for connections to all these systems

 

• Utilities:  Review locations of existing water, sewer, natural gas and electric lines that will need to be extended to serve the site, and the routes for such extension;  consider how extensions to subject site might help bring service to nearby areas.

 

• Constraints Particular to Subject Property:  Review constraints presented by existing easements, utility lines, natural features.

 

• Development Program:  Consider the applicant’s proposed development program:

 

1. Uses proposed
2. Intensity and density proposed
3. Identification of development areas, preservation areas on site
4. Points of access, need for vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit movements
5. General stormwater management strategies
6. Development components specific to this proposal

 

After review and consideration of the above, the Town Council will offer suggestions to the applicant regarding the extent to which the proposed development appears to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Town’s objectives for development, preservation, environmental protection, and mobility.

 

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